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The judge said he believed signing the sex offenders' register will mean that the defendant will not be allowed to return to this country "for the foreseeable future".

Solicitor Matthew Smith, mitigating, said what happened was "an episode of clumsy groping" by a 22-year-old man.

Yan arrived in Nottingham in September 2015 on a student visa.

"He was living a relatively isolated existence being a non-UK citizen," explained Mr Smith.

Yan, who had no previous convictions, has kept out of trouble since.

Meanwhile, his victim said in a statement read out in court: "What happened to me on that day was a total shock to me. Afterwards, I tried to carry on as normal. I went to work as normal and did my shifts".

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Sarah Knight, prosecuting, said: "She said the attack itself was not the worst part of it. It was 'everything I went through. I want him to know how it has effected me, my partner and child as well. It has had an effect on all of us'."